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If only we had all of the money we spent on speeding tickets over the years locked in a savings account. Let’s just say we’d be sitting on a fat, juicy nest egg. It seems archaic that the speed limit on the 400-series highways in Ontario is only 100 kilometres per hour, (62 mph) considering the fact that car technology has come a long way since those speeds were conceived back in the early 1970s!
According to the group stop100.ca, Ontario has the lowest speed limit in North America for major highways; the group is seeking to change that. Stop100 has taken to the social interaction site Common Ground promoted by the Ontario Liberal Party, to inform the public that we have one of the lowest speed limits in the world.
They state that Ontario’s speed limit was higher at 70 mph (112 km/h) over forty years ago. Now with vehicle safety technology like ABS and traction combined with superior tire compounds, it’s time to raise the limits to a proposed 120km/h in metropolitan areas and 130 km/h on the 407 and on rural stretches of highway.
Despite overwhelming support, the 100 km/h limit still stands and it’s common to see vehicles being seized for 50 km/h over law. Many call the low speed limit a flagrant cash-grab by the government. The cost of speeding in Ontario is not cheap either, click to watch the video report by CityNews and vote in our poll below!
Ontario group petitions to raise speed limit on 400-series highways to 130 km/h
Ontario group petitions to raise speed limit on 400-series highways to 130 km/h originally appeared on Autoblog Canada on Thu, 22 May 2014 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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